Lila Downs live in concert.
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Lila Downs

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How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

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Real Live Certified  

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Critic Consensus

Lila Downs is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 10 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Lila Downs is rated as an excellent live performer, with memorable shows that are worth seeing. Lila Downs concert reviews describe live shows and performances as confident, colorful, invigorating, and powerful.

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La Sánchez (23 August 2023)

Artist Info

Genre
global
Origin
Tlaxiaco, Mexico (9/19/1968)
Bio
Lila Downs (born Ana Lila Downs Sanchez on 9 September 1968 in Tlaxiaco) is a Mexican singer-songwriter and actress. She performs her own compositions and the works of others in multiple genres, as well as tapping into Mexican traditional and popular music.
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Critic Concert Reviews

Diandra Reviews It All (USA)

July 1, 2017
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Lila Downs Shows Latino America Is Here To Stay At Celebrate Brooklyn!

The Guardian (UK)

June 2, 2016
100
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She pours a drop on the floor (as is traditional among native American communities in Oaxaca Mexico as a show of thanks to Mother Earth) swigs from it and then passes it around the audience to loud cheers.

Living Out Loud Los Angeles (USA)

May 20, 2019
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Lila Downs Shines at the Walt Disney Concert Hall

Financial Times (UK)

June 5, 2016
100
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A less confident singer might have thought twice about a setlist made up largely of its songs.

Rhythm Passport (UK)

June 1, 2016
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Southbank Centre aptly kicked off the arrival of summer with a fiery and warm performance by Mexican-American multiple Grammy award winner Lila Downs. Although Downs is known primarily for her powerful vocals and invigorating live performances, she is also a key figure in the activism for Latin America’s indi

Concert Livewire (USA)

September 22, 2015
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Lila Downs has performed on the stages in Tucson many times and she has never failed to leave Tucson fans screaming for more. This show was no exception. Her career has been dedicated to exploring Mexican and American identity maintaining an awareness of tradition while experimenting with modern musical hybri

Living Out Loud Los Angeles (USA)

September 21, 2015
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Lila Downs graced the sold-out crowd at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood with a phenomenal performance, showing yet again why she’s one of Mexican music’s greatest assets.

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